On the May 16, 2024, edition of Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV, host Randy Abbey questioned National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker Sam George regarding an allegation he made during the program.
The Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament accused the Electoral Commission of deliberately attempting to reduce the number of registrants in his constituency during the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.
Sam George specifically accused Samuel Tetteh, the EC’s deputy commissioner in charge of operations, of reducing the number of registration kits in Ningo Prampram from three to two.
According to Sam George, an EC official in his area confirmed that the reduction was ordered from higher up and suggested that the MP contact Samuel Tetteh for further information.
Randy Abbey then pressed Sam George with a series of questions about what steps he had taken to verify the accuracy of the report he received.
Randy: Did you call Samuel Tetteh?
Sam George: Why should I call him?
Randy: But that is not fair.
Sam George: Did Samuel Tetteh call me and call the NPP candidate before sitting in Accra and deciding that we didn’t deserve three machines in Ningo Prampram?
Randy: What if the District Director was lying to you?
Sam George: What purpose does it serve?
As the issue lingered, Randy requested that his team contact the EC official for clarification on the allegation.